60.3% ▲ +59.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.9%
- 2016: 54.0%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Woodford · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Woodford
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more residents in Woodford hold high-level qualifications compared to most similar areas. Nearly 30% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that sits well above the national average. This academic achievement is reflected in a population where 60.3% of people have finished Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 60.3% of people finished Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas. This result is a little above the Australian figure, though it sits a little below the state average for Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Woodford, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 11 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
High-level degrees are common here, with 29.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national average and much higher than most similar areas, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 32.9%.
29.7% ▲ +95.9%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Woodford, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are Education at 17.5% and Health at 15.8%. Management and commerce follow at 14.5%, with Engineering and related fields making up 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Woodford has more schools per 1,000 children than most similar areas, with four schools within 3 km. These schools are typically smaller than most others and are either government-run (75%) or Catholic (25%).
8.62
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
179
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
991
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Woodford
4 schools — 714 students, average ICSEA 991.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 1
| Woodford Primary School, Woodford | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 156 | 1,056 |
| Merri River School, Warrnambool | Government | Combined | 4.4 km | 189 | 921 |
| Grasmere Primary School, Grasmere | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 96 | 970 |
| St John's School, Dennington | Catholic | Primary | 5.3 km | 273 | 1,009 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Woodford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22836/woodford/topic/education